Grids: June 2013 Archives

Cover of the Day: Friday, June 28, 2013

Cover of the Day 06.28.13 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

The New Yorker, July 8 & 15, 2013

Art Editor: Francoise Mouly

Illustrator: Jack Hunter

More on "Bert and Ernie Celebrate Gay Marriage" from The New Yorker here.

Inc. Magazine: Inside the Redesign

Redesigns 06.27.13 posted by Neil Jamieson

Increased commitment to photography: Check.

Attention to dynamic pacing: Check.

Focus on typography and "visiting fonts"(!?!): Check and Check!

The new look of Inc. magazine, which is on sale now, is a surprising and dynamic rethink of the 30 year old title. It showcases some great design and lots of smart new approaches to visual storytelling. Creative Director Blake Taylor and his award winning art and photo teams had only 3 months to reinvent the entire magazine and with the help of ambitious editor Eric Schurenberg and SPD fave Tom Brown of TBAD (who we're more than thrilled to day is hard at work designing the PUB 48 annual for us!) they nailed it.

Blake gives us a preview of Inc's extraordinary new look after the jump along with some revealing insight into their process and mission (think "magazines within magazines" and seriously what's up with these "visiting fonts"!?)

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Jan von Holleben's Process for Popular Mechanics

Behind-the-Scenes 06.24.13 posted by The Editors

Allyson Torrisi, Director of Photography, at Popular Mechanics, recently shared some amazing behind-the-scenes photos with us from their recent June issue on Fatherhood, courtesy of artist Jan von Holleben. Check out the details after the jump... … MORE

Cover of the Day: Friday Edition

06.21.13 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Achtung Magazine, No. 24

Editor: Godfrey Deneey

Creative Director: Markus Ebner

Design Director: Anton Ioukhnovets

A Fresh Look for Martha Stewart Living

Redesigns 06.20.13 posted by The Editors

The newest issue of Martha Stewart Living is on newsstands now, featuring a brand new look for its July/August issue. Redesign Consultant Cybele Grandjean led the project, bringing on board Kevin Brainard, Jenn McManus and Jaspal Riyait, all key players in the redesign of Condé Nast's Brides last year. The team worked closely with the editorial staff to create a magazine that feels like a modern handbook. It features a clean, book-like design that emphasizes the stunning images and how-to information that Martha Stewart is known for, while modernizing its visual approach.

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RIP James Gandolfini, 1961-2013

In Memoriam 06.20.13 posted by Neil Jamieson

Sad news about the passing of James Gandolfini. The icon of American stage and screen died in Rome yesterday.

The actor was best known for his role in The Sopranos as Tony Soprano, a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and career in the Mafia.

Thanks to Noma Bar for this great image.

Hallowed Ground: A Civil War Mag 150 Years in the Making

Redesigns 06.19.13 posted by The Editors

July 1st marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the bloody battle of Gettysburg in which soldiers from the Union and Confederacy fought non-stop for three days in Pennsylvania. We at SPD value our American history and what better way to contribute to the commemoration of the battle than to profile a recent redesign of the The Civil War Trust's magazine "Hallowed Ground". The Civil War Trust is a wonderful charity who help purchase and preserve historic civil war battle fields to protect them against development. The design director of their magazine is Jeff Griffith who in his day job serves as Creative Director of advertising and marketing at US Men's Health. A self confessed Civil War nut, Jeff walks us through his recent redesign of Hallowed Ground after the jump.

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SUMMER SOCIAL Tuesday, 06.25.2013

Life Outside of Work 06.18.13 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Summer is a few days away--and ok, although it isn't exactly that HOT out yet--we can all use a nice cool drink anyway...
So while things may seem quiet during the past few months at the SPD offices, there's a ton of planning in the works for another great year chock full of events for the 2013/14 season.
Join SPD for another More Fun, More Often event at Houston Hall on Tuesday, June 25th and join your peers for that well overdue drink you've been promising one another for months.

SPD Members Get a Special Preview of Adobe's Creative Cloud

SPD @ FIT 06.14.13 posted by The Editors

On June 5th SPD hosted a speaker series event in conjunction with Adobe to preview the new Creative Cloud. Adobe's Worldwide Evangelist Terry White gave the audience a sneak peek of what's coming next for digital publishers and a rundown of the new enhancements in the Creative Cloud programs.

Joe Zeff of Joe Zeff Design then showed how creative cloud was used to produce the SPD award winning Fast Company app.

See photos from the event after the jump...

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